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. ♪ >>> and the obama administration seems determined to make military action against syria. the white house says there is no doubt that the president of syria authorized the use of chemical weapons against his own people nearly one week ago. the syrian government is challenging the obama administration to prove its accusations. >> we're all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. if these countries are willing to launch an aggress against syria, i believe the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. and i challenge them to produce any single piece evidence. >> the white house says it has that evidence. let's go to mike viqueira. mike, the white house is promising an intelligence assessment by the end of the week. >> that's absolutely right. you heard secretary kerry talk about that today. and jay carney says we will see that intelligence assessment on exactly what happened and try to pinpoint exactly who used them. of course the un has inspectors there. that is not part of their mandate. they are not there to cast blame or responsibility. what
. ♪ >>> and the obama administration seems determined to make military action against syria. the white house says there is no doubt that the president of syria authorized the use of chemical weapons against his own people nearly one week ago. the syrian government is challenging the obama administration to prove its accusations. >> we're all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. if these countries are willing to launch an aggress against syria, i believe the pretext...
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president rock obama is still urging caution on syria, -- barack obama is still urging caution on syria. a shakeup at microsoft after ceo steve ballmer says he is on the borussia dortmund when in the bundesliga. syria with news that the united nations high are presented for disarmament arrived in the country. the job facing angela kane is to gain access to the site close to damascus of the suspected chemical attack after opponents of bashar al-assad claimed the syrian government forces used chemical weapons on wednesday in a tax said to have left hundreds dead, but the bashar al-assad regime said it was the rebels who employed chemical weapons. the one thing that is clear is that theaters that have come in -- is fears that chemical weapons have been deployed to prompt the united states to move forces near the region. >> what really happened? leaders want to know what took place and what action the world community should take. speaking to cnn, u.s. president barack obama called the accusations of a chemical weapons attack a major event of grave concern and government forces are consideri
president rock obama is still urging caution on syria, -- barack obama is still urging caution on syria. a shakeup at microsoft after ceo steve ballmer says he is on the borussia dortmund when in the bundesliga. syria with news that the united nations high are presented for disarmament arrived in the country. the job facing angela kane is to gain access to the site close to damascus of the suspected chemical attack after opponents of bashar al-assad claimed the syrian government forces used...
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the pentagon is ensuring that president obama has military options available. he has met with advisers to consider actions following an alleged chemical attack blamed on the syrian government. three destroyers are currently deployed, with reports of another is on the way, all of them carrying up to 300 cruise missiles, which is more than enough to act rapidly if obama wants to order the strike. there is also the nato maritime group, which includes four more ships. and if we look at the mainland, the u.s. and western allies military presence around syria is also very significant. we are following america's military willingness. >> it appears the u.s. is no longer just using words to address these. crisis. they are pointing to possible military action now being deliberated. despite the fact the unconfirmed reports made by the syrian rebels not been verified, president obama has called recent allegations of chemical weapons being used by the syrian government a big event of grave concern. white house officials say the u.s. has a range of options and the administra
the pentagon is ensuring that president obama has military options available. he has met with advisers to consider actions following an alleged chemical attack blamed on the syrian government. three destroyers are currently deployed, with reports of another is on the way, all of them carrying up to 300 cruise missiles, which is more than enough to act rapidly if obama wants to order the strike. there is also the nato maritime group, which includes four more ships. and if we look at the...
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>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands of people making their way through washington, d.c. for days of festivities marking that historic speech from dr. martin about howg jr. and the march on much this day this movement has changed life for africa americans. what has it meant for if you? >> well, the original march was a turning point for me in my life because it was the first time that i was able to really stand up for what i believed. i knew it was right. i knew it was right to my bones to go to >> yeah 7. >> for his take on today's event gas thevent, for the first timee have whites and blacks in intimate settings, allowed to go to church together, organize together, it
>> the chief united nations weapons inspector arrives in damascus as president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options on syr syria. >>> wildfire spreads into yosemite park and a new threat to francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer 50 years later. >> thousands...
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. >> president the obama has asked the defense department >> reporter: obama has said any use of chemical weapons is a redline. during a phone call on saturday the british prime minister agreed. >> we need to be careful here about air strikes. these entities will have to try to control the aftermath. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state called on his counterparts. >> reporter: moscow is alarmed by reports >> we have said it once, twice and given our assurance assurances no are there chemical weapons in any shape or form. >> let's look at the diplomatic side of things. going to talk about william hague and movement. >> there is a we don't know what he is taking there. there are meetings that will take place in jordan. military actions, as we know indicate no decisions have been made at this point in time. >> william hague says it points to use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. we have talked about the diplomacy side of things. thank you for your time, as ev ever. we are speculating but what do you think we are looking at? >> it must be understood in the context of the large
. >> president the obama has asked the defense department >> reporter: obama has said any use of chemical weapons is a redline. during a phone call on saturday the british prime minister agreed. >> we need to be careful here about air strikes. these entities will have to try to control the aftermath. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state called on his counterparts. >> reporter: moscow is alarmed by reports >> we have said it once, twice and given our...
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the white house says president obama wants to hear from a united nations team on the ground in syria that chemical weapons were used earlier this week before the president makes a decision about how the u.s. will respond. in the meantime, the president asked the pentagon to come up with a strategic plan in case the u.s. decides to go forward with military action in syria, possibly airstrikes or missile attacks. chuck hagel traveling in asia told reporters the defense department has the responsibility to provide the president with options for all contingencies, which requires positioning our forces and assets to carry out different options, whatever option the president might choose. syria said the allegations it used chemical weapons on its own people as this video purports to show are, quote, absolutely baseless. a u.s. ambassador says president obama has to decide what his obje objectives are with syria, its stockpile of chemical weapons. >> the president said almost a year ago the use of chemical weapons crosses a red line. when the president of the united states makes a statement
the white house says president obama wants to hear from a united nations team on the ground in syria that chemical weapons were used earlier this week before the president makes a decision about how the u.s. will respond. in the meantime, the president asked the pentagon to come up with a strategic plan in case the u.s. decides to go forward with military action in syria, possibly airstrikes or missile attacks. chuck hagel traveling in asia told reporters the defense department has the...
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. >> barack obama said on wednesday that no decision has been made on intervention. congress has been briefed by intelligence officials. angela merkel called on moscow for a quick, unanimous reaction. they agreed that the conflict could only be solved by political means. they sent six typhoon fighter jets to a break -- to a base in cyprus. they said the planes would not take part in a military action. russia has sent two ships to the eastern mediterranean to strengthen their naval presence there. in other world news, france has called an emergency council meeting after a surge of violence in the eastern democratic republic of congo after the death of a u.n. peacekeeper between rigid in clashes between rebels and in the city. they have blocked the bid behalf against sanctions -- blocked the bid for sanctions after territory vowed to defend itself in the violence against the united nations, declaring the shelling to have come from rural areas. the supreme court has rejected a challenge in presidential elections. they expressed disappointment, declaring the party will n
. >> barack obama said on wednesday that no decision has been made on intervention. congress has been briefed by intelligence officials. angela merkel called on moscow for a quick, unanimous reaction. they agreed that the conflict could only be solved by political means. they sent six typhoon fighter jets to a break -- to a base in cyprus. they said the planes would not take part in a military action. russia has sent two ships to the eastern mediterranean to strengthen their naval...
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that is now on president obama. as you may know, the president's economic vision is focused on so-called economic justice, giving help to americans who don't have very much, providing vast entitlements means big spending and taxation. the president doesn't seem to trust the capitalist civic, instituting new regulations in the marketplace, inhibiting business expansion. the social justice economic plan is failing. the u.s. economy is stagnant, thus quality of life is going down in this country. here are the facts to back that statement up. 7 out of 8 jobs created during the obama administration have been part time jobs. 54% of american workers make less than $30,000 a year. when mr. obama took office, he averaged unemployment paid to an individual was 20 weeks. now it's 37 weeks. number of americans who have stopped looking for work now more than 8 million, the highest number in any four-year period. when mr. obama took office, the trade deficit with china was $268 billion last year. it had risen to $315 billion. the
that is now on president obama. as you may know, the president's economic vision is focused on so-called economic justice, giving help to americans who don't have very much, providing vast entitlements means big spending and taxation. the president doesn't seem to trust the capitalist civic, instituting new regulations in the marketplace, inhibiting business expansion. the social justice economic plan is failing. the u.s. economy is stagnant, thus quality of life is going down in this country....
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obama has made clear the initiative here would come from the u.s. and while he welcomes international participation, he is not depending on the involvement of foreign forces for what will essentially be an operation conducted entirely by the united states military from naval vessels off the syrian coast." "the new york times" sources tonight pegging the timing of a unilateral american military strike on syria to as soon as when those u.n. inspectors leave. which could be as soon as tomorrow. joining us now is is andrea mitchell, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of msnbc's "andrea mitchell reports." she's been closely following the situation in syria. andrea, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> "the new york times" reporting tonight the president is prepared to move unilaterally in syria even without our closest ally in britain. what are you hearing about this? >> we heard that actually, i heard that last night around midnight when it was becoming clear cameron was in trouble in response to my questions about the
obama has made clear the initiative here would come from the u.s. and while he welcomes international participation, he is not depending on the involvement of foreign forces for what will essentially be an operation conducted entirely by the united states military from naval vessels off the syrian coast." "the new york times" sources tonight pegging the timing of a unilateral american military strike on syria to as soon as when those u.n. inspectors leave. which could be as soon...
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president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going out of syria, a lot of people going into syria, both. there has been tension, nerves being on edge. it's understandable. we've talked to people even from the united nations coming out of the united nations mission in syria, and they waited for the very last moment to come out today. they were given the option of staying or leaving, and today is the last that they're getting a chance to get out. the traffic has diminished. you may see behind me, the border point is flatter now, it's 7:30 at night, so at night, dark, we don't have a whole lot of mov
president obama is supposed to be there. diplomats think the strikes will take place well before thursday. otherwise it could be a rather embarrassing and difficult meeting there in russia. >> david jackson joins us live on the border between lebanon and syria. david, what are people telling you about what is happening right now in syria? >> well, richelle, no doubt about it. there is increased tension, hot, dusty, busy day, a lot of traffic in both direction. a lot of people going...
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joined by the man who used to be president obama's coordinator. that is a fairly depressing reaction from the international community. even if the us inspect others -- if the inspectors get there, their mandate is so limited. to act have been unable with any force because of the divisions between russia and the westone hand and on the other, so the security council has been unable to take action, and it reflect fundamentally different interest with theg hours western government calling on a flawed to leave. politicals not much activity. even if there was, is there much that could be done about these chemical weapons? >> these operations are very different. they would run the risk of triggering even more chemical weapons use. if the assad government thought butas going down in flames, i agree there is no pressure for president obama to get involved in another war in the middle east. he is determined to avoid reaction. >> would an attempt to avoid be possible and affect it? i think it is extremely unlike leave. wheres. has some ideas of there is red
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a senior obama official says there is little doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> the fires west ofi of yosemite park are contained. the windy, dry conditions mean it is likely to superdome more. >>> the u.s. army psychiatrist convicted of murder will be back in front of a jury on monday. he is entering the penalty phase of his trial. a military jury convicted him of 35 charges including premeditated murder. one of the penalties the jury could recommend is death. those are your headlines. >>> what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it. >> social media isn't an afterthought. america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, while the death toll from cholera continues to rise, a new fight for justice has begun. mario joseph is the most famous lawyer in haiti. he's won landmark victories for victims of political persecution. today, he's collecting medical records. with very limited r
a senior obama official says there is little doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> the fires west ofi of yosemite park are contained. the windy, dry conditions mean it is likely to superdome more. >>> the u.s. army psychiatrist convicted of murder will be back in front of a jury on monday. he is entering the penalty phase of his trial. a military jury convicted him of 35 charges including premeditated murder. one of the penalties the jury could recommend is death. those are...
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president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect america's security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or e-mail address that we know is connected to the terrorist threat now it's unclear how spying on the united nations and international partners coas coincides with america's war on terror if anything what many critics are saying is that what may come out of the n.s.a. is world wide surveillance is a loss in confidence and reliability in the united states because you have to think about it if you have a friend that you think is your friend that you trust to find out is always spying on you is listening to what you're saying is watching what you're doing is reading what you're typing does that relationship still stay strong and that is a question that is clearly coming to light not only following this report but those questions have been coming to light over past months ever since edward snowden blew the whistle on and i say spying progr
president barack obama said himself recently the n.s.a. is in place to protect america's security and target only potential terrorists what we do with it or some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or e-mail address that we know is connected to the terrorist threat now it's unclear how spying on the united nations and international partners coas coincides with america's war on terror if anything what many critics are saying is that what may come out of the n.s.a. is world wide...
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has the prime minister made it clear to president obama that in no way does this country support in the attack that could come before the u.n. inspectors have done their job? >> i called this house to debate issues that are absolutely vital. it is this house that will decide what steps we next take if you agree to the motion i have sat down. no action can be taken until we have heard from the u.n. weapons inspectors and before there has been another vote in this house. those are the conditions that we, the british government, the british parliament, are setting. let's we -- let me make a more progress and i will take interventions. this deep public cynicism makes it a particular responsibility on me as a prime minister. that is why i wanted parliament recalled. i wanted this debate to bring the country together and not divide it. i included in the government motion all the issues i could that were raised by the leader of the opposition and by many colleagues on all sides of the house because i want us to try to have the greatest possible unity on this issue. i read the opposition motion
has the prime minister made it clear to president obama that in no way does this country support in the attack that could come before the u.n. inspectors have done their job? >> i called this house to debate issues that are absolutely vital. it is this house that will decide what steps we next take if you agree to the motion i have sat down. no action can be taken until we have heard from the u.n. weapons inspectors and before there has been another vote in this house. those are the...
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will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the rest of the divided between believing it's been done to get leverage over the u.n. or it's all just the pentagon's plan b. as you put it you have your say r.t. dot com. edward snowden's revelations that the u.s. has been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on the political race in germany where there's an election in just under a month chancellor angela merkel's made rivals now promising to freeze trade talks with the united states until it comes clean on its espionage programs if he's elected more from artie's peter all over in berlin. what peer steinbrück the head of the leader of the s.t.p. and the only real candidate who has a chance of challenging angle of merkel in the in the upcoming elections what he said is that should he become chancellor well he'll put the brakes on ongoing talks on a a free trade agreement between the u.s. and the e.u. now these are trade talks that have moved at a pretty pace at the best of times and they are potentially worth multiple billions of dollars worth of mo
will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the rest of the divided between believing it's been done to get leverage over the u.n. or it's all just the pentagon's plan b. as you put it you have your say r.t. dot com. edward snowden's revelations that the u.s. has been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on the political race in germany where there's an election in just under a month chancellor angela merkel's made rivals now promising to freeze trade...
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. >> still ahead, president obama trying to close the loop on financial regulations. we'll tell you what he wants to do to make sure there is not another financial crisis and no more bailouts of big banks. >> new insights into a disgraced president, hundreds of hours of secretly recorded conversations with richard nixon are set to be released. >> al jazeera america, a new voice in american journalism. introduces america tonight. >> in egypt police fired tear gas -- >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >> they risk never returning to the united states. >> we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. with an autographed jersey, and obama shared a few praise. >> coach shula retired with more wins than any coach in history. each time that record has been challenged, team after team has fallin short. >> michael eaves joins us to talk more about that. the president was having a lot >> virginia governor bob mcdonald is refuses to quit despite increasing questions about a potential bribery scandal. the governor and his wife are under investigation
. >> still ahead, president obama trying to close the loop on financial regulations. we'll tell you what he wants to do to make sure there is not another financial crisis and no more bailouts of big banks. >> new insights into a disgraced president, hundreds of hours of secretly recorded conversations with richard nixon are set to be released. >> al jazeera america, a new voice in american journalism. introduces america tonight. >> in egypt police fired tear gas --...
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president obama is going to award the medal of honor to staff sergeant carter at house. he will be just the fifth living soldier to receive the medal for actions in the wars. the medal of honor is the most prestigious military award give for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. we want to thank each and every one of you. for joining us today. was not me. check us out 24 hours a day on >> muhammad shuvo is about to die. he is severelyyr
president obama is going to award the medal of honor to staff sergeant carter at house. he will be just the fifth living soldier to receive the medal for actions in the wars. the medal of honor is the most prestigious military award give for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. we want to thank each and every one of you. for joining us today. was not me. check us out 24 hours a day on >> muhammad shuvo is about to die. he is severelyyr
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by the syrian regime against civilians these are the arguments we have told were given to president obama as proof the reported number of victims talkin the number explain how they see during world war two up to eighteen million people were killed what does that tell us about how they died the next argument the american administration says leaves them in little doubt assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons is the reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured symptoms of course speak for themselves but how does that answer exactly who was behind this u.s. intelligence cites witness accounts that is hardly a reliable argument for syria since the beginning of the conflict there almost two and a half years ago each side has accused the other off to a queen each other while covering events from different cities in syria those undercover manto or rebel control i often matt and talk to witnesses from both sides whose accounts contradicted one another the truth was never easy to find even on the ground well it would if chemical weapons were used in syria why doesn't automatica
by the syrian regime against civilians these are the arguments we have told were given to president obama as proof the reported number of victims talkin the number explain how they see during world war two up to eighteen million people were killed what does that tell us about how they died the next argument the american administration says leaves them in little doubt assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons is the reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured symptoms of...
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. >>> in serious news this morning, president obama will award the military's top honor to army staff sergeant ty carter this afternoon. he will receive the medal of honor for running into the line of fire to provide ammunition and to provide aid to troops during a 2009 battle in afghanistan. kelly wright has the latest for us. >> good morning. is th this is a dramatic story about a young man who deserves the medal of honor. it is the highest award given to members of the u.s. military. they are ordinary people who do extraordinary things beyond the call of duty. such is the case of army staff sergeant ty carter. he will be receiving the medal of honor for his heroic actions in afghanistan. he was a calvary scout there in the 4th infantry division. and a report of his action states that on october 3, 2009, at combat outpost keating, carter risked his life to deliver ammunition and medical aid to members of his troop involved in a fierce firefight with more than 300 taliban insurgents. the taliban opened fire with rocket propelled grenades and gunfire killing eight soldiers and woundin
. >>> in serious news this morning, president obama will award the military's top honor to army staff sergeant ty carter this afternoon. he will receive the medal of honor for running into the line of fire to provide ammunition and to provide aid to troops during a 2009 battle in afghanistan. kelly wright has the latest for us. >> good morning. is th this is a dramatic story about a young man who deserves the medal of honor. it is the highest award given to members of the u.s....
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. >> president barack obama will have his eye on developments in london. he is still hoping to marshall brought support. a white house spokesman said obama had spoken to chancellor angela merkel by phone and reiterated that the u.s. would be ready to act without a human mandate. >> unfortunately, what we are seeing right now is pressure repeatedly block efforts at the human -- the united nations to hold the assad regime accountable. it's disappointing, but the president says he will not allow that obstruction to prevent him from making decisions in the best interests of our national security. >> for more from washington, we are joined by our correspondent. is the mood in washington changing? >> i'm pretty sure that president obama does not like what he sees for a long time. the british, and we have to confess, the wrench governments have been in favor of military intervention and have put pressure on washington. it seems now they are getting cold feet. the united states will not act alone. to make it even worse for president obama, there is a growing resis
. >> president barack obama will have his eye on developments in london. he is still hoping to marshall brought support. a white house spokesman said obama had spoken to chancellor angela merkel by phone and reiterated that the u.s. would be ready to act without a human mandate. >> unfortunately, what we are seeing right now is pressure repeatedly block efforts at the human -- the united nations to hold the assad regime accountable. it's disappointing, but the president says he will...
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even president obama heard about the issue today. shep. >> shepard: the so-called flash crash of 2010 caused a drop in the dow of 1,000 points. while a computer glitch caused today's problems, back in december of 1987 a squirrel reportedly caused a short-circuit that shut down the nasdaq for more than an hour. wall street survived. the squirrel did not. and seven years later another squirrel forced the exchange to close when it chewed through power cables. after all that, stocks closed higher for the first time in six trading sessions. besides the nasdaq's gain, the dow was up 66, the s&p up 14. this comes despite a report that shows more americans are fresh out of work, or were last week. the labor department reports 13,000 more people filed their first claims for jobless benefits, but the trend is clearly heading in the other direction, at least for the moment. claims have been dropping in recent weeks, and they're about half of what they were during the worst days of the great recession. >>> dramatic details about the final moment
even president obama heard about the issue today. shep. >> shepard: the so-called flash crash of 2010 caused a drop in the dow of 1,000 points. while a computer glitch caused today's problems, back in december of 1987 a squirrel reportedly caused a short-circuit that shut down the nasdaq for more than an hour. wall street survived. the squirrel did not. and seven years later another squirrel forced the exchange to close when it chewed through power cables. after all that, stocks closed...
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. >> talking more about president obama's red line for syria being tested again after claims that the syrian government carried out this toxic gas attack. the sovereign regime has denied the allegations and mike joins us live from washington with more on this. it would be almost impossible to verify this, right, because they have heard these accusatio as a staging ground, you put military action in there and it could become even more chaotic. >> taking boots off the table, senator john mccain says air strikes are on option. what about that? >> limited air strikes, take away bashar's air superiority in attacks and it was two years ago that president obama called for the removal of bashar al assad and can john mccain with withering interests saying that the interest is at an all-time low. >>> two rockets fired north of the country landing in a border town. there is no report of any injuries and al jazz zero has confirmed the rocket were fired from lebanon. there are no claims for responsibility and right now there are no plans to retaliate. >>> domestic issues topping the president's ag
. >> talking more about president obama's red line for syria being tested again after claims that the syrian government carried out this toxic gas attack. the sovereign regime has denied the allegations and mike joins us live from washington with more on this. it would be almost impossible to verify this, right, because they have heard these accusatio as a staging ground, you put military action in there and it could become even more chaotic. >> taking boots off the table, senator...
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partners say that after this decision by obama the process over the setting is on the verge of a new cold war thinking of because you know we'll just told you with the defense minister about our work with them mr kerry and mr hague and the oldest indicates that there is no to cold war we have very close partnership going on in a very good potential for strengthening its situation with snowden is in that case it is just like it or photographers here they are waiting for us. to do something strange like. she said or do something of a popularity in this is all you see with mr lavrov sneezing are scratching his head when they go to that would be a good picture of what has been happening here we're going to situation with edward snowden is a minor detail how leaders have presented our position with the president and the head of the migration service what we did is fully warding to russian laws and international law and we could not have acted otherwise specifically also because we don't have an agreement on the extradition is with the u.s. this subject to snowden was mentioned today you v
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joined by the man who used to be president obama's coordinator. that is a fairly depressing reaction from the international community. even if the us inspect others -- if the inspectors get there, their mandate is so limited. to act have been unable with any force because of the divisions between russia and the westone hand and on the other, so the security council has been unable to take action, and it reflect fundamentally different interest with theg hours western government calling on a flawed to leave. politicals not much activity. even if there was, is there much that could be done about these chemical weapons? >> these operations are very different. they would run the risk of triggering even more chemical weapons use. if the assad government thought butas going down in flames, i agree there is no pressure for president obama to get involved in another war in the middle east. he is determined to avoid reaction. >> would an attempt to avoid be possible and affect it? i think it is extremely unlike leave. wheres. has some ideas of there is red
joined by the man who used to be president obama's coordinator. that is a fairly depressing reaction from the international community. even if the us inspect others -- if the inspectors get there, their mandate is so limited. to act have been unable with any force because of the divisions between russia and the westone hand and on the other, so the security council has been unable to take action, and it reflect fundamentally different interest with theg hours western government calling on a...
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president obama is set to speak in are a couple of hours--in a f hours. we'll bring that to you live. >>> the syrian ambassador has asked for investigate on chemicals weapons used on the syrian army. >>> iran is expanding it's nuclear program. iran has installed 1,000 centro huges for advanced uranium enrichment, and they are working on a reactor to create a bomb. they stock pile uranium gas still blow the red line israel has referenced that would invoke military action. >>> if you cause an accident, it means that you spend time behind bars, now a state appellate court says it's not those who are reading texts who could be in trouble but the person who sent it as well. if they know the person who received the text is behind the wheel and is still driver. a teen was texting a driver who then crashed into a motorcycle, leaving them with severe leg injuries. >>> the conflict in syria hits america. hits it in cyberspace. the syrian electronic army taking responsibility for hacking the "new york times" and twitter. it happened yesterday. the domain names of bo
president obama is set to speak in are a couple of hours--in a f hours. we'll bring that to you live. >>> the syrian ambassador has asked for investigate on chemicals weapons used on the syrian army. >>> iran is expanding it's nuclear program. iran has installed 1,000 centro huges for advanced uranium enrichment, and they are working on a reactor to create a bomb. they stock pile uranium gas still blow the red line israel has referenced that would invoke military action....
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the defense secretary says that president barack obama is considering a u.s. riresponsibility. >> president barack obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. many lawmakers are cautious about military action. >> the number one chief objective should be to secure and destroy the weapon f. we have to do it militarily, then, last resort, so be it. >> i will do the cruise missile strikes. i think you can do that without boots on the ground. >> some in the international community including russia say the u.s. should not take action unless the u.n. team releases its findings. marle hall, cbs news, united nations. >> they oppose it in the civil war. the pole taken last week shows about 60% of americans say the u.s. should stay out of the conflict. only 9% sup port getting involved. president barack obama is considering a range of options. >>> tomorrow, a soldier with bay area ties is awarded the military's highest honor. ty carter will get the medal of honor at a white house ceremony. he is getting the medal for his actions durin
the defense secretary says that president barack obama is considering a u.s. riresponsibility. >> president barack obama has asked the defense department to prepare options for all contingencies. many lawmakers are cautious about military action. >> the number one chief objective should be to secure and destroy the weapon f. we have to do it militarily, then, last resort, so be it. >> i will do the cruise missile strikes. i think you can do that without boots on the ground....
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it is not obama. give us your thoughts, what should the u.s. do right now in response to those chemical weapons? the white house says yesterday that they believe that there is little doubt at this point that chemical weapons were used against civilians. this has been going on for quite a while. we do not know who has been this nursing -- who has been disbursing these chemical weapons. re,we get sucked into thei which prime minister netanyahu wants -- he was counting on a romney to be president. believe the crazy evangelicals -- host: we will stick with what is happening right now. another update on the attack we talked about, on the u.n. cap of -- on the u.n. chemical weapons inspector. his is the latest update from ap -- if there are more updates we will get them to you from the associated press and other agencies. we are talking about possible u.s. response. members of congress going on the sunday talk shows to talk about this issue. sean is up next from baton rouge, louisiana. caller: good morning. i think we should absolutely do nothing. we
it is not obama. give us your thoughts, what should the u.s. do right now in response to those chemical weapons? the white house says yesterday that they believe that there is little doubt at this point that chemical weapons were used against civilians. this has been going on for quite a while. we do not know who has been this nursing -- who has been disbursing these chemical weapons. re,we get sucked into thei which prime minister netanyahu wants -- he was counting on a romney to be president....
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now, of course, this become president obama, don't expect folks on the right to jump up and applaud, which is interesting, particularly when you listen to a clip from a another speech to young people delivered by another famous american and major democratic donor. and the democratic party last year. the video of this speech has gone viral and earned instant praise from some of the biggest names on the right. >> every job i had was a steppingstone to my next job. i never quit my job until i had my next job. and so opportunities look a lot like work. >> good to see his iowa roots shining through, sarah palin posted to facebook. remarkable speech, tweeted senator ted cruz. what he said was right on, gushed rush limbaugh. you know what? i agree with all of them. it was a remarkable spot-on speech, but here's my question. how is what ashton kutcher said different from what president obama said and has repeatedly said about hard work, getting an education as the way to success. even more than that, why does the right think they own the idea of hard work and personal responsibility? does th
now, of course, this become president obama, don't expect folks on the right to jump up and applaud, which is interesting, particularly when you listen to a clip from a another speech to young people delivered by another famous american and major democratic donor. and the democratic party last year. the video of this speech has gone viral and earned instant praise from some of the biggest names on the right. >> every job i had was a steppingstone to my next job. i never quit my job until...
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these kinds of discussions are emerging as barack obama, the american president, talks about things with his security advisers and terms of an american response is, indeed, there has been the use of chemical weaponry. president obama has repeatedly said if a side uses chemical weapons, that would be a egregious, and then foreign and american intervention would be justified. now, this comes as the united states uses its naval forces to move closer, and we are hearing from the united states that it would be prepared to strike if, indeed, called upon to do so. this comes as serious and state television said soldiers entered a number of tunnels that had been used by rebel fighters, and there, they found evidence of chemical waste. there were empty shells that had marks on them made in saudi arabia, saudi arabia being a critic of the president, bashar al-assad, and there seem to be a lot of reports and evidence that the rebels, in fact, are responsible for carrying out these chemical attacks. all of the footage and all of the reports circulating online are, as yet, unverified, and some are vo
these kinds of discussions are emerging as barack obama, the american president, talks about things with his security advisers and terms of an american response is, indeed, there has been the use of chemical weaponry. president obama has repeatedly said if a side uses chemical weapons, that would be a egregious, and then foreign and american intervention would be justified. now, this comes as the united states uses its naval forces to move closer, and we are hearing from the united states that...
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my topic today is obama's policy towards the suburbs. it's a remarkable issue and it doesn't get covered by the media. it's something people should know about. i'm going to get to that in the second but i cannot resist because i have an audience of college kids taking two or three minutes at the beginning to let you know of another focus of my work. let me see a show of p.m. both hands. how many of you have heard the campus movement? you are probably going to hear about it next year if you haven't heard about it already. this is a movement where students are trying to get their college endowments to sign off anything they hold in the company is on the theory that global warming is going to destroy the world unless we put the fossil fuel industry out of business. this is something i've been writing about and i want you to know you can reach me through many of my pieces of the "national review" online. there is a link e-mail in comments kurtz. if there is some kind of conflict emerges on your own campus and if you want advice or something
my topic today is obama's policy towards the suburbs. it's a remarkable issue and it doesn't get covered by the media. it's something people should know about. i'm going to get to that in the second but i cannot resist because i have an audience of college kids taking two or three minutes at the beginning to let you know of another focus of my work. let me see a show of p.m. both hands. how many of you have heard the campus movement? you are probably going to hear about it next year if you...
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russia barack obama cancels an upcoming meeting with vladimir putin and suggests relations need a timeline granted temporary asylum to whistleblower edward snowden. claims of genocide being targeted for ethnic cleansing and made mounting reports of al-qaeda linked fighters attacking villages in syria. comes under pressure from the global gay community who want the winter olympics taken away from russia over the introduction of what they call a law against homosexuals.
russia barack obama cancels an upcoming meeting with vladimir putin and suggests relations need a timeline granted temporary asylum to whistleblower edward snowden. claims of genocide being targeted for ethnic cleansing and made mounting reports of al-qaeda linked fighters attacking villages in syria. comes under pressure from the global gay community who want the winter olympics taken away from russia over the introduction of what they call a law against homosexuals.
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what president obama originally said would change the calculus of what we do but what he said a legal that without mandate to go into syria, it would be very hard to do it. if he's going to use that as the criteria for intervention in syria, it's never going to happen. gwen: if a legal mandate, we assume is the united nations. >> that's what he's talking about about. gwen: are we talking about a resolution? are we talking about joint -- i don't -- maybe that's the problem. >> the president was suggesting that based on what we know from donehe united states has this in the past, most prominently dealing with iraq, not a memory we enjoy, that there's a discussion of having the proveable evidence of weapons of mass destruction assad's used against own people, the syrian people. with that evidence, with some sort of independent verification of that, then the president's theesting that provides basis to go to the u.n. to seek forcet effort to try to assad to do something. as tom suggests, that's a very what we'ves and learned is, if the president wanted to use interim military abouts, you
what president obama originally said would change the calculus of what we do but what he said a legal that without mandate to go into syria, it would be very hard to do it. if he's going to use that as the criteria for intervention in syria, it's never going to happen. gwen: if a legal mandate, we assume is the united nations. >> that's what he's talking about about. gwen: are we talking about a resolution? are we talking about joint -- i don't -- maybe that's the problem. >> the...
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president obama said using chemical weapons is a red line. this line has been crossed a thousand times over. >> u.s. president barack obama has been facing increasing pressure to act, but his latest statements to broadcaster cnn were cautious. the united states continues to be the one country that people expect can do more than just simply protect their borders, but that does not mean that we have to get involved with everything immediately. video footage of the chemical attack remains unverified. no one knows exactly what happened or who was responsible. the russian foreign ministry accuses the rebels of revocation. the british foreign minister blames the syrian government. >> i know some people in the world would like to say this is some kind of conspiracy by the opposition in syria. i think the chances of that are vanishingly small, so we do believe this is a chemical attack by the asad regime. >> the united nations secretary general is demanding that serious allow weapons and sectors immediate access to the site of the alleged attack. whi
president obama said using chemical weapons is a red line. this line has been crossed a thousand times over. >> u.s. president barack obama has been facing increasing pressure to act, but his latest statements to broadcaster cnn were cautious. the united states continues to be the one country that people expect can do more than just simply protect their borders, but that does not mean that we have to get involved with everything immediately. video footage of the chemical attack remains...
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. >>> barack obama says the u.s. military has presented him with options for strikes against syria, but he's not yet made a decision. that's after appeals by united nations chiefs to hold off carrying out any strike. u.n. secretary-general moon says weapons inspectors will leave syria on saturday, and must be allowed to complete their work. obama says the aim of any military action would be to deter future chemical weapons attacks. >> if, in fact, we can take limited, tailored approaches, not getting drawn into a long conflict, not a repetition of, you know, iraq, which i know a lot of people are worried about, but if we were saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way, we send a shot across the bow saying, stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> domestic political pressure forced the british government to delay plans for a quick vote in parliament auth
. >>> barack obama says the u.s. military has presented him with options for strikes against syria, but he's not yet made a decision. that's after appeals by united nations chiefs to hold off carrying out any strike. u.n. secretary-general moon says weapons inspectors will leave syria on saturday, and must be allowed to complete their work. obama says the aim of any military action would be to deter future chemical weapons attacks. >> if, in fact, we can take limited, tailored...
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. >> the white house says president obama has gotten a range of potential options from his national security team on how to respond to the use of chemical weapons in syria. >> a fast-moving wildfire threatens yosemite park and has the city of san francisco under a state of emergency. thousands march for civil rights and racial equality, where we stand 50 years after martin luther king, jr.'s iva dream spee >> good to have you with us. there may be more evidence of what appears to be a chemical weapons attack last week in damaskas. three hospitals supported by the international humanitarian group say victims started pouring in wednesday exhibiting neuro toxic symptoms. medical staff say they treated 3600 patients in a time span of just three hours of those patients, medics say 355 people died. wednesday night's attack has prompted president obama to discuss potential military options in syria. the new president of the syrian national coalition has called for an international military intervention in syria. the syrian government denies it launched the attack and has released this footage right
. >> the white house says president obama has gotten a range of potential options from his national security team on how to respond to the use of chemical weapons in syria. >> a fast-moving wildfire threatens yosemite park and has the city of san francisco under a state of emergency. thousands march for civil rights and racial equality, where we stand 50 years after martin luther king, jr.'s iva dream spee >> good to have you with us. there may be more evidence of what appears...
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the obama adding is playing a long game. it has high takes that it's facing and has very little information in terms of the groups that it can back in terms of the opposition. it needs much for information and assets on the ground before it can credibly move forward. it's a deliberative long process that looks at times very grim. they are only to get one chance at this and they have to get it right, so they are taking their time. >> speaking of a grim process, what form would military retaliation actually take? >> well, we could see two different types. the one, the obama administration would prefer is the strategic approach, where over time, they are able to gather a group of opposition forces that they can trust. they can help, they can arm to some degree, maybe some air support. that group can take over the country and hopefully lead syria back to civil peace. the ortho is what we saw quite recently with the attacks last week. in that case, the obama administration now needs to face the fact that it might have to act puni
the obama adding is playing a long game. it has high takes that it's facing and has very little information in terms of the groups that it can back in terms of the opposition. it needs much for information and assets on the ground before it can credibly move forward. it's a deliberative long process that looks at times very grim. they are only to get one chance at this and they have to get it right, so they are taking their time. >> speaking of a grim process, what form would military...
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president obama is supposed to go to russia, so diplomats here say they think it's likely the obama administration would want to take any military action well before thursday, so it's all done and dusted. the fallout has taken place before he has to go to russia, otherwise that could be a pretty tense meeting of the g-20 group of leaders. >> tense for sure. james spaeth, thank you so much. >>> thousands of syrians have fled their homeland in the past few days, but some are heading home. david jackson has more on the border between syria and lebanon. >> reporter: here at the border there's an increased amount of traffic over the past three days, but today there's a distinct difference. most of the cars have been going into syria, not coming out. it turns out that many of the syrians who left sat and thought about what they had done once they went into lebanon, the safety of lebanon, and decided they wanted to go back home to their country regardless of what may lie ahead. they're all very strong supporters of the bashar al assad regime and said said straight out they want to be with him should he a
president obama is supposed to go to russia, so diplomats here say they think it's likely the obama administration would want to take any military action well before thursday, so it's all done and dusted. the fallout has taken place before he has to go to russia, otherwise that could be a pretty tense meeting of the g-20 group of leaders. >> tense for sure. james spaeth, thank you so much. >>> thousands of syrians have fled their homeland in the past few days, but some are...
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moscow as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations decrying what he sees as a cold war mentality that's following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's battlefront is moving to the lands of the. villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists who are aiming to set up an al qaeda and. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash out taxpayers' money on the prison all amid claims the white house has not given up on his plan that's a shut it down. and western gay community has demanded russia be stripped of the right.
moscow as president obama freezes u.s. russia relations decrying what he sees as a cold war mentality that's following the granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden. syria's battlefront is moving to the lands of the. villagers are being raised to the ground by radical jihadists who are aiming to set up an al qaeda and. also the guantanamo bay hunger strike hits a six month milestone as the pentagon continues to splash out taxpayers' money on the prison all amid claims the white house has...